Rainy weekend, cool temperatures ahead in Hampton Roads

Weather isn't supposed to wash out events on Saturday

A rainy weekend is in the forecast, although the weather isn't expected to wash out scheduled festivals and events in Hampton Roads on Saturday, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.

Festival-goers can look forward to more hot and muggy weather during the day Saturday. High temperatures are expected to be in the 90s with heat index values near 100, according to Jonathan McGee at the weather service office in Wakefield.

But by Saturday night, a cold front will likely move in from the northwest bringing a 60 percent chance for showers to the area.

"That's when the likelihood goes up for wet weather," he said.

Flooding in low-lying areas is possible, as well as thunderstorms, although severe weather is not expected.

"It'll be more of a localized heavy rain threat," he said.

The cold front is expected to stall near the Outer Banks, he said, which will likely keep rain in Hampton Roads all day Sunday and into early next week.

But there's good news, he said: It's going to feel a lot cooler through early next week. The high temperature Sunday is only expected to be about 80 degrees, and a downswing in the humidity will come later in the day, he said.

By Monday, the heat index values will drop from the high 90s to the low-to mid-80s, he said.